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Inboard boat engine cover
Inboard boat engine cover






I will post some pics of the design and maybe you guys can give me some pointers on structural supports. The industrial designers at my work have rhino but I haven't had the pleasure of using it.

INBOARD BOAT ENGINE COVER PRO

I thought about a couple low profile pro stock hood scoops on it but again it will take away from the ability to use it as a sun pad Just a flat lid with some ribbing on the underside for structure! The top side will be covered with a hatch pad. There is plenty of body filler in there.Nicely done! I think it looks mean with those scoops!

inboard boat engine cover

I should point out that while I know all the mechanics of fiberglass and composite design, I'm by no means a fabricator of any caliber, just enough DIY to be dangerous, but thought I'd share. I have been palying with Rhino for a couple years and that's a good way to use the program to your advantage by rolling out the surfaces. There is plenty of body filler in there.That's pretty cool, I get a kick out seeing advanced do it youselfers think outside the box. Mine is probably "yacht quality" and not bling speedboat quality, but I didn't want it to come out too nice, or else it wouldn't match the rest of the boat at all. I used Interlux perfection, rolled and tipped. Most guys on here will recommend using PPG urethane. If you have a simpler shape, you can wing it. I designed mine up in Rhino and unrolled the surfaces, then made paper templates and cut the plywood from them. Lay the 2x1 down on the deck, then screw them to the standoffs from the 2x4, and you can make a decent template. Cut small pieces of 2x1, and screw them to the 2x4 every couple of feet. If you have to match the contour of a curved deck, what I did was take a 2x1, and a 2x4. The standard inboard - outboard ( or stern - drive ). I ripped some of them to triangles so that it would make a good inside corner for the glass. Usually the engine cover can be removed, revealing access to most of the engine components. I was going to round off the corners, so that gave me enough meat to do that just pay attention to where you are putting the screws.

inboard boat engine cover

I use furring strips or 2x2's at the edges, and screw the plywood to them. I have some carbon in mine, and it is quite stiff to walk on, more so than most old school boat decks, anyway. That leaves fairly small panels left in front of the scoops, so I didn't reinforce further. My hatch uses a single telescopic ram for opening, so I built in a 2圆 down the centerline to carry the load, and stiffen the middle of the hatch. It's just a core when you are all done glassing.






Inboard boat engine cover